While this is our second time in Joshua Tree National Park, it is our first time actually staying in the park. The park has several campgrounds with minimal amenities, no electric or water but the views go on forever. With the holidays just around the corner, there were lots of families and young people hiking and climbing the many rock formations. The park is a short days drive from LA and large enough to handle the traffic.
Joshua trees the name and signature species in the park, grow fast up to 3.0 in per year in their first ten years. The Joshua tree has a top-heavy branch system with shallow roots, but the roots can reach out to 36 ft away. We saw many split in two or blown over by the heavy winds that can effect the area. If it survives the rigors of the desert it can live for hundreds of years with some specimens surviving up to a thousand years. The tallest trees reach about 49 ft.
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